Waiting Families List
May 2026
Location Carlisle, PA – Cumberland County
Family Composition Tobias (32) - Civilian Employee at the Army/Carlisle Barracks
Child Characteristics of Consideration
Open to Black children of any gender, ages 0-12. He is open to considering sibling groups of up to 3 and is LGBTQ+ affirming.
Family Strengths & Comments Tobias lives with his Chihuahua, Prince. His hobbies and interests include movies, amusement parks, swimming, go-karts, vacationing, family time and shopping. Tobias is caring, communicative, honest, transparent, and compassionate.
Caseworker and Contact Information
Gatten Family
Kortnei Confer
717-415-1620 or kconfer@bair.org
Location Shiremanstown, PA (Cumberland County)
Family Composition Shawn (46) - Teacher Nichole (48) - Homemaker
Ryker & Marietta (17) - Biological twin children
Child Characteristics of Consideration
Open to up to two children from birth to ten years old. Family is open to same sex sibling groups.
Family Strengths & Comments They love to spend time together as a family! They are pastors in their faith community where they are very active. Each Friday evening the family comes together for Shabbat dinner and family night as the sun sets! They then enjoy a restful sabbath on Saturdays. They love to celebrate their unique holidays throughout the year with everyone’s favorite being their annual eight-day camping trip each fall As a family they enjoy games, puzzles, music, going to the park, being outdoors, building things, making fun movies together and being silly!
Caseworker and Contact Information
Kortnei Confer
717-415-1620 or kconfer@bair.org
Waiting Families List
May 2026
McGlynn Family
Location Altoona, PA – Blair County
Family Composition Lisa (37)-Administrative Assistant
Child Characteristics of Consideration
Open to up to two children, male or female, any race or ethnicity, ages 7-13 years old.
Family Strengths & Comments Lisa is very much an animal lover. She has two dogs, Serenity and Leah, and two cats, Autumn and Ezra. She enjoys spending time at home with her animals, with her friends, and she likes painting and crafts.
Caseworker and Contact Information Kelsey Sullivan 814-853-5579 or ksullivan@bair.org
Myler Family
Location Hummelstown, Pa (Dauphin County)
Family Composition Conrad (42)-Anesthesiologist Rebekah (38)- Teacher Coen (16), Silas (14), Charles (12), Edison (9)
Child Characteristics of Consideration
Open to one or two female youth, ages from 0 to 8 years old. The Myler family is open to any race or ethnicity.
Family Strengths & Comments The Myler Family has four biological sons and one dog, Obi Rebekah enjoys cross stitching, music, singing, and listening to books. Conrad enjoys backpacking, hiking and waterfall seeking. As a family, they enjoy hiking, camping, taking their dog to the park and going to their rustic cabin.
Caseworker and Contact Information Emily Vavreck 814-983-1538 or evavreck@bair.org
Myers Family
Waiting Families List
May 2026
Location
Family Composition
McClure, Pennsylvania (Mifflin County)
Andrew (57)-Carpenter
Sandra (49)- Office Manager
The couple has six children, combined, in their blended family. The three eldest children live outside of the home; Katie (28), Meghan (27) and Maddie (25). The three younger children, Grace (17), Olivia (12) and Samuel (10) reside in the home.
Child Characteristics of Consideration
Family Strengths & Comments
Open to up to 3 children male or female, ages from 4 to 18 years old. More than three children could be explored. The family is very interested in being able to provide permanency for a large sibling group. The Myers family is open to any race or ethnicity.
The Myers family shares the love of family and the Lord. Family is involved in sports, scouts, dance, and youth group. They are family-orientated and love spending time together .
Caseworker and Contact Information Emily Vavreck 814-983-1538 or evavreck@bair.org